ASSESSMENT OF WORKPLACE NOISE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE RISKS OF EXPOSURE

Diana Ioana POPESCU

Abstract


The first key step to prevent risks of noise exposure at work is the risk assessment. It consists of several actions aimed to identify the various risks related to exposure to noise for a given workplace. The paper presents the content of a questionnaire, which helps the collection of information on noise at work in an efficient and unified form that allows further processing of data. The questionnaire was applied during noise assessments conducted in 15 workplaces, grouped in 6 working fields. The paper presents and analyzes the responses obtained during these studies from a total of 253 surveyed employees.   

Key words: workplace noise, risk assessment, noise exposure, survey on noise, noise questionnaire

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